The most significant threat to liberal democracy today is not from rival ideologies like communism or fascism, but from within—from the rise of populism and the erosion of democratic norms.

释义：将煮沸的热水扬起以停止其沸腾，不如抽掉下面的木材。处理任何问题时，与其用凑合的办法应付，不如从根本上彻底解决。

写作是见证真相的一种方式。

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.

我只是做我自己，我写我所感，从不担心别人怎么想。

沙漠教会你水的价值，沉默教会你言语的价值。

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.